Film

Ken Scott’s Starbuck wins top audience award in Palm Springs

The Quebec comedy came top among fest-goers from among 188 films from 73 countries that screened at the prestigious American festival.

Dirt, crystals & imagination: Julie Weiss on the magic of costume design

The Oscar-nominated costume designer talks to Playback about the tricks of the trade ahead of her keynote at CAFTCADEMY.

Lionsgate acquires Summit

Lionsgate is buying Twilight studio Summit Entertainment in a deal valued at $412.5 million.

Reviewed! A Dangerous Method

Always adept at inciting a range of reactions, David Cronenberg doesn’t disappoint with A Dangerous Method, opening wide in Canada today.

Ryan Hanson picks up $2500 A&E short film prize

The filmmaker earned the award for his second film, The Quarry, which stars Ruben de Baat and Meagan Brodie.

Tribeca Festival chooses Quebec director for All-Access Program

Jeff Barnaby will receive on-going support for his upcoming feature Rhymes For Young Ghouls from the prestigious New York City film festival.

ACTRA Toronto award noms announced

Nominated actors include Flashpoint‘s Cle Bennett, Down the Road Again‘s Jayne Eastwood and Stella and Sam‘s Robbie Fitzroy for voice.

Shaw-Hot Docs Fund announces $198,000 in grants and loans

Eleven projects have been selected for the Shaw Media-Hot Docs Fund’s latest round, including Ann Shin’s The Defector: Escape From North Korea.

Lazhar picks up more kudos with TFCA win

The Toronto Film Critics Association has selected Philippe Falardeau’s film for the $15,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.

Film reels (Photo: Lisa Eglinton, Flickr Creative Commons)

NSI announces 2012 Features First teams

The selected teams, including the Yukon-based team of Michael Vernon, David Hamelin and Neil Macdonald behind Fragments, receive $17,000 towards a feature film development budget and training.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films – Dec. 30, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012

Maintaining a remarkable lead, Monsieur Lazhar retains its #1 ranking for the first week of 2012.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 10 films – Dec. 30, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol tops the Canadian box office for the second week in a row.